The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-12

spot. Spot less active and a shade lower clos
ing heavy; options opened weak and declined
s0sc, closing steady, with reaction OF
etc: speculation moderate; No. 2 Chicago.
ungraded red, s4I a 921c; No. red. 9oc No. 2
red, Ollie in store, 91s 092c +. o. b.; No. l red,
94c; No. / white, 93c; No. red, March,
ing at 9lsc; May. 924 @92sc. closing at 924c;
June, 9ls 9928c, closing at 9lac: July, 9ls a
9lsc, closing at 9lsc; August, 81 09lac, clos
ing at 9lsc; September, 9ls 092sc. closing at
9lsc; October. SO 93ac, closing a. 93c; Novem-
Der, "a 0a4sc, closing at 94c; December, 9os0
9oac, closing at 95sc; January, 96 96sc, closing
at 964c; MAY, 81 00s a IL 0s, closing at 81 O0s.
Corn-Receipts, 50, 700 bu; exports, 9.532 ou;
sales. 472 9e0 blu futures and 14l, 900 bu spot.
Spot about ac and options "a &c lower, closing
steady, with a slight recovery; ungraded 490
504c; steamer, 49c elevator, Sole ahoat; No. z,
494c elevator, 509 o sic delivered; No. 2, March,
nominal at 49lc: April, 49049ac, closing at 49tc;
closing at 49sc; also, latterly, $4,000 blu No g to
arrive, cost and freight, 49ac 40, 900 bu steamer,
cost and freight, 48ac
OatsmRseeipts. $4,000 Blu; exports, 80 bu;
sales, 360, 600 bu futures and l34, 900 bu spot
The market was ] a &c lower; mixed Western, 80
031c; white Western 37042c.
Hay quiet and weak; shipping, 50055c. Hops
dull and weak.
Cohee-spot fair Rio dull; options lower and
less active; closing frm sales, 80, $50 bags;
March. II Zoe; April. II Zoe: May and June,
IL rs 012 85e; July, II 500 - Soc; August IL. 80
a ~ DOC; September, II IS a II. 95c; October
S November and December u 1900 . ~ Soc
Molasses frmer; so test, 19c
Tallow teady. Rosin Quiet
Wool dull and heavy; domestic fleece, 30 03Sc;
pulled, IA a. Soc; Texas, ga 25c.
Pork firm and in fair demand. Cut meats
firm; picked bellies, 7sc Lard 1920 points
lower, and more active; Western steam. spot
868.024c. closed at 1855 7.87!c; April. 1920
8 Ole; May, 100 as. 10c: June 79408 lac; July,
1877 as. lSc; August, s. Zoe; city steam, Z. SOC.
steady and demand moderate. Eggs firm and in
fair demand; receipts, 2,275 packages; Western
fresh, I0174c.
Copper dull. Lead steady. Tin steady. 9th
or articles unchanged.
CHICAGO, March 1.-THE market was un-
settled and nervous today, and generally weak
or, but the closing prices for the day were q
shade higher than those of yesterday. The
wheat market opened steady, with May delivery
at sic, from which point it advanced quickly to
S3sc, bur began to break down again under free
pounding by the bears" On the way down the
rumor was again started that several large fail
ures had occurred, which produced a panicky
feeling and caused another break in May to sl4c
When it was found that only one failure had &C.
Cured, AMI that of a local operator, the market
| reacted on the afternoon board May advancing
to S2ic. and closing for the day at 82ac. The ex-
ssS.e"i 'nEe moAo aI Rof, aRS regauuR oVoo W
from three ports. The market for corn opened
&c higher. but reacted under rather free offer
ings, May falling back to 40sc, from which figure
it rallied and closed at All 041sc. The receipts
were somewhat large, which, together with the
weakness in wheat produced an easier feeling.
oats also ruled easier, in sympathy with the
other markets, and closed s0ac lower. There
was very little doing in mess pork, and trading
was confined to few settlements Of May and
June contracts. Free offerings by two or three
prominent local operators caused break of Is a
zoe per 100 lbs in lard, and prices closed at about
inside figures. Short ribs were weak under
large offerings and closed 25c lower per 100 lbs.
The leading futures ranged as follows: